Lock.



J. C. SULLVN.

LOCK.

APPLICATION-FILED JAN. 24. 191s.

1,084,502. Patented Jan. 13, 1914.

WITNESSES Jamei C. ulluarz M ATTORNEYS COLUMBIA PLANGGRAPH cowASH|NOTON.D. c.

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JAMES C. SULLIVAN, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

LOCK.

Application filed January 24, 1913.

la new and improved lock, more especially designed for use on handbags,valises, suit cases and other articles, and arranged to securely holdthe article locked to enable ther owner to readily open the articlewhenever it is desired to do so, and to prevent pick-.

pockets and other unauthorized persons from surreptitiously opening. thearticle.

In order to produce the desiredresult, use is made of a series of spacedkeepers Xed on one member of Vthe lock casing, a corresponding number ofspring-pressed catches fulcrumed on the other member of the lock casing,and pins slidable in front of the lock casing member containing lthecatches and engaging the said catches to actuatethe same, sundry of thesaid catches being in engagement with their keepers and others being outof engagement with their keepers so that the lock cannot be openedunless only those pins are pressed which control the catches inengagement at the time with their keepers.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings 'orming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters vof reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

Figure l is a perspective view of the lock; Fig. 2 is a centralsectional view of the same on the line 2-2 of Fig. 4; Fig. 3 is asimilar viewof the same on the line 3-3 of Fig. 4; Fig. 4 is alongitudinal section of the same on the line 444 of Fig. 5; and Fig. 5is a cross section of the same on the line 5 5 of Fig. 2.

As shown in the drawings, the lock casing consists of members A and B,of which the member A is in the form of a fiat barwhile the member B ishollow and adapted to abut against one face of the member A. On thisface of the member A are formed or secured a number of keepers C eachhaving two openings C and C2 located one above the other. The loweropenings C of the keeper C are adapted to be engaged by catches Dfulcrumed at D on a plate B- arranged in Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented Jan. is, 1914.

Serial No. 743,942.

the bottom of the hollow member B. Each c atch is pressed on by a springE at one side of the fulcrum D and the `other side of the catch ispressed on by a pin F pro- ]ecting through an yopening in the front of'the member B, as will be readily understood byV reference to Figs. land 2. The pins F are each connected with a catch D by means of a dowelon the pin engaging a recess in the catch. The'catches D are so arrangedthat sundry of the same are normally out of engagement with theirkeepers while the re- .maining catches are normally in engagementwithtleir keepers, as plainly indicated in Fig. 2, so that the twomembers A and B are normally locked together by those 'catches whichvengage their corresponding keepers. pocket or other unauthorized persontrying N ow it will be noticedr that a pickto open the lock cannot do sounless this person knows which ofthe pins F to press inward in order toswing the corresponding locking catches into open position, that is, outof engagement with their keepers, as otherwise the lock cannot beopened. It will further be noticed that when a pin, which controls acatch which is normally out of engagement with its keeper, is pressedthen such catch moves into engagement lwith the keeper and consequentlythe lock is further locked by this catch and keeper.

As shown in Fig. 2, three catches D are normally in engagement withtheir keepers and consequently if only one or two of these catches areactu-ated by pressing the cor-r responding pins F the lock cannot beopened as the remaining locking catch still engages its keeper. In alike manner if any of the other pins controlling a normally open catchis pressed such catch is moved into locking position to prevent openingof t-he lock. By the arrangement described it is next to impossible fora pickpocket or other person to open the lock with one hand, as is sofrequently the case with handbags and like articles providedv with theusual locking device.

The upper openings C2 of the two middle keepers C are adapted to beengaged by tongues G formed on a bolt Gr mounted to slide on top of thepartition B2 secured in the member B, the said bolt G being controlledby a key adapted to be inserted through a keyhole B3 arranged in the topof the member B. The key is adapted to engage a keyhole pin H held onthe partition B2 to permit of conveniently turning the key for movingthe bolt G intoopen or closed position. The bolt G is pressed on by aspring I (see Fig. 4C) and the bolt is held against accidental movementby lugs B* and B5 struck up on the partition B2 andengagingcorresponding recesses in the un-` der side of the bolt G.

It will be noticed that the owner of the article provided with the lockcan readily press the proper pins F with the ngers of one hand todisengage the corresponding catches D from their keepers to open thearticle, and it will lfurther be noticed that when the pressure onthepins F is released the catches and their pins return immediately tonormal position. When it is desired to permanently lock the article thebolt G is moved into locking position by the key. The catches D arealike in construction and may be interchanged so as to permit the userto change-the combination, iffdesired.

The lock shown and described is'simple and durable in construction andcan be readily applied to variousarticles, it beingV understoodthat incase the lock is-attachedto handbags, valises and the like, the framemembers of such articlesmay form Vthe mem-v .bers A and B.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

l. A lock, comprising a lock casing having two members, a series ofspacedV keepers .lock is normally locked and canl only be unlocked onsimultaneously actuating all the catches normally in engagement withtheir keepers. K

2, A lock, comprising a lock casing having two members, a series ofspaced keepers fixed on one casing member, a corresponding number ofspring-pressed catches ulcrumed on the other casing member, pinsslidable in the casing member and engaging the said catches to actuatethe same, sundry V*of the said catches being normally in engagement withtheir keepers and the others being normally out of engagement with theirkeepers so that the' lock is normally locked and can be unlocked only onsimultaneously actuating all the catches normally in engagement withtheir keepers, and a key-controlled bolt mounted to slide on the memberengaging the said catches, the said bolt having prongs adapted to engagesundry of the said catches.

3. A lock, comprising a lock casino having a plate member and a hollowmember provided with a partition, a. series of keepers held on the platemember and each having two openings opening into the hollow member aboveand below the partition, a series of spring-pressed catches fulcrumed inthe hollow member below the partition to co-act ywith the correspondingopenings in the keepers, pins slidable in the front of the hollowmembers and controlling the said catches, a key-controlled bolt in thehollow member above the partition and provided with tongues engagingcorresponding openings in the keepers.

4c. In a lock ot the character described, a casing having a plurality ofopenings in two opposing sides, a plate having a plurality Voi"`apertured keepers projecting into the casing through the openings in oneside of the casing, a plurality of pivoted and spring pressedhook-shaped catches corresponding in number to the keepers, each catchbeing mounted on an independent pivot and adapted to engage one of thesaid keepers, vand pins slidable in the openings in the other side ofthe casing and engaging the catches, sundry of the catches beingnormally in engagement with their keepers and the others being normallyout of engagement wit-h their keepers.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES C. SULLIVAN.

Witnesses:

THEO. G. Hosrnii, PHILIP D. RoLLHAUs.

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' Washington, D. C.

